What’s The New Look Of Beauty Retail?
Even before the pandemic, market conditions hadn’t been kind to brick-and-mortar retail. The rise of online shopping, outdated malls, shifting tastes of young generations and the collapse of department stores have been well-documented. The one bright spot? Thriving...
Diva By Cindy Launches At Sally Beauty And Creates First Natural Haircare Vending Machine
Sometimes teacher knows best. As a 16-year-old student at Achimota School, Cindy Tawiah, a native of Ghana who emigrated to the United States in 1993, was struggling through chemistry class, to put it mildly. Her teacher thought she’d...
Violet Grey’s Maureen Choi On The 15% Pledge, Evaluating Indie Beauty Brands And Guiding Content During The Pandemic
For many years, Maureen Choi’s stage wasn’t the page. The former senior beauty editor at Glamour and current executive director of content and curation at Violet Grey danced for the San Francisco Ballet from 1999 to 2007. To...
Men’s Makeup Brand War Paint Secures More Than $1M To Propel Expansion
War Paint is on a path to major expansion. Armed with an investment of 1 million pounds or $1.27 million, the London-based men’s makeup brand has set its sights on spreading beyond the United Kingdom to become...
What The Beauty Industry Should Do Better To Support The LGBTQ Community
In recognition of Pride Month, in this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask 19 brand founders and executives: What do you think the beauty industry could do for the LGBTQ community...
